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9 GCA § 34.20

Aggravated Arson; Defined and Punished

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections
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(a)A person is guilty of aggravated arson if he recklessly damages any habitable property by means of fire or explosives in conscious disregard of a substantial risk that at the time of such conduct a person may be in such habitable property, whether or not a person is actually present.

(b)Aggravated arson is a second degree felony. In the case of aggravated arson as a felony of the second degree, the court shall impose a sentence of imprisonment of a minimum term of five

(5)years and may impose a maximum term of up to ten

(10)years; the minimum term imposed shall not be suspended nor may probation be imposed in lieu of the minimum term nor shall parole or work release be granted before completion of the minimum term. The sentence shall include a special parole term of not less than three

(3)years in addition to such term of imprisonment.

§ The story of this section

  1. Amended by P.L. 14-143 § 3 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2014 Guam 11The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ervin Rivamonte Enriquez, Defendant-Appellee, CRA13-006 (2014) · pinpoints (b) at ¶35

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.